Join The Youth Development Company/PAL Team
Empowering, mentoring, and challenging youth and teens
Here at Youth Development Company/PAL our team is extremely important to us and is part of our family!
About YDC/PAL
At Youth Development Company/PAL, we are a close-knit team that goes above and beyond to create a family feel in our center. Our facilities provide state-of-the-art security throughout, giving our parents complete peace of mind as to the safety of their precious children.
Youth Development Company/PAL is a 25 year old non-profit organization who provides full time and part time opportunities for youth mentoring to school age children during out of school times through homework help, physical activity, creative and fun learning opportunities. We also provide early childhood education to children from infants to 5 years old in a licensed childcare / daycare setting to build the fundamental skills for them to succeed as they embark on their educational journey.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
For every family and child from birth to 18 to know that they have a safe place they can count on to celebrate who they are, develop their dreams, and be empowered to achieve success.
YDC cares for children, families, and our dedicated team members. As a YDC team member you will feel valued and gain access to the benefits and resources you need to connect, develop, grow, and thrive in your career.
Use your passion for working with children to provide a safe place to grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Through warmth, patience, and understanding our early childhood educators and mentors create meaningful relationships with children, families, and their YDC family. Use your purpose and talents to encourage children to learn and grow through a play with a purpose approach.
Our Core Values:
Safety First
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Integrity
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Excellence
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Growth Mindset
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Collaboration
Here Are Some Benefits & Incentives Of Working
At Youth Development Company:
Perfect Attendance Bonuses
Paid Training Opportunities
Growth Path Opportunities
Staff & Family Referral Bonuses
Professional Development
Dedicated Culture Specialist
Staff Discounted Child Care
KUDOS Punch Time Off Program
Paid Vacation
AFLAC Dental & Vision
Staff Experience Surveys
Gym Shoe Allowance
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Come And Grow with Us:
There are many opportunities with YDC - Where do you feel your strengths and passion would be best utilized?
We are always looking for rock star team members, we encourage you to inquire with the position you feel you would be best suited!
Program Director
We are seeking a dedicated, passionate, and experienced Program Director to join our team. The Program Director will lead the development of the center's curriculum, cultivate a stimulating environment for children, and ensure a high standard of service. As a member of our family, you will experience joy through living your purpose and building solid foundations for children to thrive.
Requirements:
● Bachelor's degree in education, child development, or a related field from an accredited U.S. institution.
● Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position.
● Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
● Ability to work collaboratively with staff, parents, and community partners.
● Passion for working with children and helping them reach their full potential.
Responsibilities:
● Lead the development of the center's curriculum, ensuring it is engaging, interactive, and developmentally appropriate.
● Cultivate a stimulating environment for children, fostering creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning.
● Ensure a high standard of service, maintaining an entertaining and cooperative space that is clean, organized, and safe.
● Collaborate with staff to create fun, interactive, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences and mentoring opportunities.
● Cultivate positive collaborations with community partners to share new and out-of-the-box experiences.
● Ensure safety is the number one priority for each child and yourself.
Teacher Assistants
Are you child care qualified? Are you looking to work for a learning center with amazing benefits that puts its team first? 🤔
If so, join the Youth Development Company/PAL Team today! 😀
We are currently looking for enthusiastic, dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our close-knit team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall supervision and daily class functionality, as well as supporting the emotional well-being of the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Create a cohesive and effective staff team environment.
● Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment
● Supporting each child’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development, aiding in the goal for them to meet and/or exceed their milestones.
● Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children at all times.
Preschool Teacher
Preschool Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. A Preschool teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Create a cohesive and effective staff team environment.
● Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment
● Supporting each child’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development, aiding in the goal for them to meet and/or exceed their milestones.
● Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children at all times.
Lead Teacher
Are you looking for the next step in your child care career?
Here at Youth Development Center/PAL, we are looking for a passionate and organized lead teacher to join our wonderful team!
Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. The successful candidate will be responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care. As well as creating an engaging and learning environment that fosters a sense of belonging for the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old
● High School Diploma or GED required
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
● Must pass a criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
● Ability to lift, or otherwise move objects up to 40 pounds
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
✅ Developing and implementing age-appropriate activities
✅ Serving as a positive adult role model for children
✅ Creating a cohesive and effective staff team environment
✅ Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules
✅ Using a variety of instructional and assessment strategies to meet individual child needs
Afterschool Mentor
We're looking for a high-energy, fun, and friendly Afterschool Mentor to join the Youth Development Company/PAL Team!
Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care. As well as creating an engaging and learning environment that fosters a sense of belonging for the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
✅ Must be 18 years of age
✅ High School Diploma or GED required.
✅ Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
✅ Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
✅ Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
✅ Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
✅ Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
✅ Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
We are thrilled to provide numerous benefits to the successful candidate, including:
⭐Staff Discounted Child Care
⭐Additional Benefits: AFLAC Dental & Vision; Long Term, Short Term Disability And Life Insurance
⭐Professional Development Payment Assistance Program
⭐Career Growth Path Opportunities
⭐Flexible Work Environment
⭐+ More!
Infant/Toddler Teacher
We're looking for a high-energy, fun, and friendly Infant/Toddler Teacher to join the Youth Development Company Team!
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. They will also be a lead in the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care.
Qualifications and Requirements:
✅ Must be 18 years of age
✅ High School Diploma or GED required.
✅ Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
✅ Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
✅ Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
✅ Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
✅ Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
✅ Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
We are thrilled to provide numerous benefits to the successful candidate, including:
⭐Perfect Attendance Bonuses
⭐Staff And Family Referral Bonuses
⭐Staff Discounted Child Care
⭐Additional Benefits: AFLAC Dental & Vision; Long Term, Short Term Disability And Life Insurance
⭐Dedicated Culture Specialist
⭐Paid Training Opportunities
⭐Professional Development Payment Assistance Program
⭐KUDOS Punch Time Off Program - Kudos Punch Card
⭐Career Growth Path Opportunities
⭐Flexible Work Environment
⭐Paid Vacation and Personal Time Off
⭐+ More!
PAL Site Supervisor
The successful candidate will work to provide an enriching, stimulating, safe and well-supervised program through coordination with schools, Enrichment Specialists, Resource Coordinators, and Executive Director while supporting the mission of YDC.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 21 years of age or older. Have earned a High School Diploma or equivalent.
● Must have 480 hours of experience working as a caregiver in a program serving school-age children, that meets the requirements of State Licensing.
● Have completed 15 clock hours, 1 semester hour, or 1.5 CEUs of documented school-age training.
● Must possess a valid Michigan Driver’s License.
● Current First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● At least one year of experience working with youth in a classroom, after-school, or recreation environment (can be a combination of all).
● Strong Math and English skills (K-12).
● Demonstrated ability to lead/guide staff and youth participants effectively.
● Maintain a high level of communication.
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Create and implement engaging, age-appropriate activities in the area(s) of individual expertise.
● Identify student needs and communicate with Mentors and Enrichment Specialists, creating plans for improvement.
● Ability to develop and implement staff training.
● Communicate all program information, changes, events, and training using all available resources to parents, staff and peers.
● Assist Enrichment Specialist in scheduling guest speakers, clinics and excursions relevant to the enrichment program and curriculum.
● Evaluate the program daily to suggest improvements, needs, student academic and behavior progression, hazards and/or trends.
Mentor
Our Mentors work directly with approximately 10-20 students to provide an enriching, stimulating and well-supervised out-of-school time experience, while acting as a positive role model, and mentor.
Requirements:
● Must be at least 16 years of age.
● Must pass the Michigan Child Care Background Check & Fingerprinting and Sports Engine Background Check, as well as negative TB Test Results.
● Must possess a valid Michigan Driver’s License, Michigan ID (16 and undersigned waiver from parent/guardian).
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.High School Diploma or GED preferred (unless currently enrolled in a HS or GED program, with proof of enrollment and timeline of completion).
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually.
● Must be willing to obtain Mi-YDA Certification or Credential.Current First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● At least one year of experience working with youth in a classroom, after-school, or recreation environment (can be a combination of all).
●Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
● Ability to develop and implement age-appropriate activities.
● Serve as a positive role model for youth in the program through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy.
● Create an engaging environment that fosters a sense of belonging for youth.
● Inspect the classroom at the beginning and end of each session, providing Supervisors with a daily cleaning log.
● Assist in enrollment, recording and submitting daily attendance records, and any other required documents to the Supervisor.
● Maintain student safety by adhering to YDC/PAL policies and procedures.
Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher
Lead Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. A lead teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old.
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Create a cohesive and effective staff team environment.
● Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment.
● Supporting each child’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development, aiding in the goal for them to meet and/or exceed their milestones.
● Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children at all times.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Lead Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. A lead teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Create a cohesive and effective staff team environment.
● Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment
● Supporting each child’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development, aiding in the goal for them to meet and/or exceed their milestones.
● Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children at all times.
Early Preschool Lead Teacher
Lead Teachers are responsible for planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans and monitoring children’s progress. A lead teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children in their care.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment)
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Create a cohesive and effective staff team environment.
● Implementing lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment
● Supporting each child’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development, aiding in the goal for them to meet and/or exceed their milestones.
● Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children at all times.
Teacher Assistant
The Teaching Assistant is responsible for the overall supervision and daily class functionality as well as supporting the emotional wellbeing of the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old.
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Implementing the Teacher’s lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment.
● Ability to develop and implement age appropriate activities.
● Serve as a positive adult role model for children in the program through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy.
● This position requires a person who can work in a highly interactive setting and an emotionally and physically stimulating environment.
Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant
The Teaching Assistant is responsible for the overall supervision and daily class functionality as well as supporting the emotional wellbeing of the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old.
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Implementing the Teacher’s lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment.
● Ability to develop and implement age appropriate activities.
● Serve as a positive adult role model for children in the program through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy.
● This position requires a person who can work in a highly interactive setting and an emotionally and physically stimulating environment.
Preschool Teacher Assistant
The Teaching Assistant is responsible for the overall supervision and daily class functionality as well as supporting the emotional wellbeing of the children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must be 18 years old.
● High School Diploma or GED required.
● Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
● Must pass criminal background check and fingerprinting, and TB Test.
● Current in First Aid/CPR Certification (or within 3 months of employment).
● Must be able to travel among our centers when needed.
● Must be willing to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
● Must complete 24 hours of professional development annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Build a positive relationship with each child in your care, and foster positive connections with all children.
● Actively engage with children at all times.
● Implementing the Teacher’s lesson plans and maintaining daily classroom schedules.
● Maintain a safe, organized and clean environment.
● Ability to develop and implement age appropriate activities.
● Serve as a positive adult role model for children in the program through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy.
● This position requires a person who can work in a highly interactive setting and an emotionally and physically stimulating environment.
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